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VOL. 36
The Eastern
Published by the Students of General Beadle State Teachers College
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, SEPTEMBER, 1955
NO. 1
Board of Regents Approves
Plans for Library Addition
Plans for a two - story library
building at General Beadle College
were approved at the meeting of
the State Board of Regents held
on General Beadle Campus, Sept.
9 and 10. The new building will
be constructed directly north of
Kennedy Hall and as a part of it.
The lower floor will house the
physics and chemistry department
while the addition to the library
will be on the second floor.
President Lowry stated that if
the bids are let at the next meeting of the Board of Regents, construction probably will begin this
fall.
All of the presidents of the state
schools were present with the exception of the presidents of Black
Hills Teachers College and the
School for the Blind.
Dr. A. E. Mead, Director of Special Services at the University of
South Dakota, Vermillion, was
elected executive director of t h e
Board of Regents. This is a new
office set up by the 1955 Legislature. He will take office in Pierre
on Oct. 1. Besides the routine business and the letting of bids for
some repair projects, a bid was
let for the chemistry building to
be constructed at the School of
Mines, which is a $650,000 project.
State Engineer Dean W. Louckes
has announced that bids for work
on the addition to Kennedy Hall,
formerly East Wing, at General
Beadle college are being advertised for.
Separate bids are being taken
for general construction work including equipment, heating and
plumbing work and electrical
work.
Contracts for construction will
be let Oct. 20.
The date when construction will
start will depend on the contractor and the weather. Dr. V. A. Lowry, president of General Beadle
college, said.
Freshmen Now
Nearly Through
Their Orientation
The freshmen began their busy
orientation program with registration on Sept. 6.
President V. A. Lowry welcomed
the new students at an assembly
on Sept. 7, and in the evening a
reception for all students was
given by the Faculty Club in the
East Hall parlors. After the students were introduced to the
faculty, a short program was given
and refreshments were served.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in a social hour. Mrs. Hildred Washburn, vice-president and
social chairman for the club during 1954-55, was in charge of arrangements.
On Sept. 9, a freshman assembly was held at which A. E. Swan,
Librarian, explained many of the
library facilities to the new students and Miss Bernice Nelson,
Financial Secretary, explained the
business office practices.
Extra-curricular activities, social
life and recreation were stressed
in an assembly on Sept. 13.
All freshmen were required to
take the High School Achievement
Tests on Sept. 16 and the A.C.E.
Psychological Tests on Sept. 20.
In an assembly on Sept. 23, R.
A. Williams, instructor in psychology, explained the importance of
effective study habit, time-budgeting, class notes, and written reports to freshmen.
An Arithmetic Test will be given
on Sept. 27 for all freshmen in
the one-year and two-year teacher
education courses and all transfer
students.
A "Personality Inventory" will
be made at a meeting on October
4.
"Planning for a Job" will be
discussed by R. M. Rich and "The
Social Graces" by Dean Thelma I.
DeForest at an assembly which
will be held on October 7.
1955 HOMECOMING SET FOR SEPT. 30-OCT. 1
Freshmen were special guests
at a watermelon bust and a social
hour on Sept. 6 on the campus
tennis courts.
The freshmen were introduced
to upperclassmen and presented
with "beanies" of blue and gold.
Pat McCool entertained the audience with vocal and guitar selections, and Mary Jane Houske, costumed in a 1920 garb, and J i m
Wilde danced the Charleston. The
program was concluded with dancing.
Bill McCoy, student body president, welcomed the group. Bob
King, vice-president of the student
body, acted as chairman of the
social program. Homecoming, to be celebrated
next Friday and Saturday, now
looms ahead, and final preparations are being made for it.
No parade will feature this
year's celebration, because of a
difficulty in getting flat-bed trucks
on which to build floats.
Another change will be the holding of a Student-Alumni dinner
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., instead of having this affair at 6
p.m.
The entertainment will begin
Friday night with a variety program which will be conducted by
the on-campus students. Immediately following this program will
be the coronation of the Queen.
A pep rally and bonfire is set for
9:30, and the evening's program
will end with a snake dance.
The Saturday activities will begin with a Student-Alumni Dinner
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. An Alumni business meeting will be held
in the East Hall parlors at 1:30 p.m.
One of the highlights of the festivities will be the football game
at 2:15 at Flynn Field, for which
the Trojans will play host to Bethel College, St. Paul, Minn.
Milt Askew's band will be featured for the homecoming dance,
which will begin at 8:30 p.m. and
end at 12 o'clock.
DEAN OF WOMEN AND COACH
ARE NEWCOMERS TO CAMPUS
COACH TREMBLE
Two new staff members now
hold positions at General Beadle
College.
Neal C. Tremble, 33, Joplin,
Mo., is coach and will assist in
physical education. Miss Thelma
I. DeForest, Ed. D. South Sioux
City, Nebraska, is dean of women
and dormitory director.
Tremble's appointment is an addition to the athletic department
staff. He has taken over the coaching duties and will assist in physical education. William Bulfer,
who has handled the entire program in recent years, will continue as director of physical education as well as a member of the
social science department.
In his own athletics career, Tremble participated in football, basketball, and track at Drake University and played professional
football in the Pacific Coast
League.
Mr. Tremble seems to feel that
General Beadle has a good group
of boys with a great deal of enthusiasm and, with that combination and plenty of hard work, we
should have something in football
this year. More boys with football
experience have turned out for
practice than in previous years.
With 30 out of 35 experienced players playing, a difference should
be noted. DR. DeFOREST
Miss DeForest succeeds Miss
Mary Belle George, who had held
the dean of women position for
two years and is currently touring the British Isles.
For the past ten years, Miss DeForest has served as director of
student residence at New York
Universtiy. She previously taught
in rural, elementary and high
schools in Nebraska and was business education instructor at Ft.
Hayes, Kansas, State College. She
received her B. S. Degree from
Wayne State Teachers college,
Wayne, Nebraska, and her M. A.
Degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She completed her
course work for Ed. D. at New
York University. She is a member
of Delti Pi Epsilon and Pi Lambda Theta sororities. She has been
(Page 4, please) 15 Per Cent Increase
In GBSTC Enrollment
The total enrollment at
GBSTC for the fall term of
1955-56 is 297. This figure
is expected to go considerably over that number
when late comers are all
registered.
The figure represents a
15 per cent increase over
the total for the fall term
of 1954-55.
Included in the enrollment are: 136 freshmen,
86 sophomores, 30 juniors,
14 seniors, and 31 special
students.
Audrey Smith Made
Senate Councilwoman
Highlights of the first regular
student meeting held on Sept. 14
included the appointment of Audrey Smith as councilwoman at
large.
Meetings will be scheduled at
6:15 on the second and fourth
Wednesdays.
Students were appointed to a
social committee, assembly committee, and also to committees in
charge of Homecoming arrangements.
The opening of the student
lounge was discussed. Standards
have been set up so that it will be
kept in a condition that will be
beneficial to all students.
Beta Phi Chi Elects
Officers for Year
Officers of Beta Phi Chi for
1955-6 are: Marvin Olson, Nunda,
president; Marcia Sandro, Big
Stone City, vice - president and
Carol Thompson, Colman, secretary-treasurer. The official meeting date has been set for the second Monday of every month.
There are seventeen Beta Phi
Chi members.
Committee For
Assemblies Chosen
The assembly programs of this
year will be patterned after those
of last year. It is hoped that more
departmental participation and the
participation of more students will
produce better programs.
Twice as many students as
faculty members will be on the
assembly committee this year,
to assure the student's wishes are
met instead of the faculty's.
Members of the committee are:
Robert Gee, Chairman; Miss Ruth
Habegar, S. K. Lotspeich, Duane
Pecks, Jerry Sullivan, Keith Barenklau, Marcia Sandro, Sally
Parker, and Audrey Smith.
To avoid confusion, all special
assemblies should be authorized
by the assembly committee and
scheduled in the business office.
Three Classes
Organize; Frosh
To Vote Later
Keith Barenklau, Colton, was
chosen president of the senior
class for 1955-56 at the election
held during the assembly hour on
Sept. 13.
Other senior officers chosen
were: Gus Barnes, Harrisburg,
vice-president; Carol Everson,
Bryant, secretary-treasurer; and
Dwayne Pecks, Madison, student
senate representative.
The juniors chose Leo Remacle,
Howard, president; Dale Kringen,
Colman, vice-president; Ruby French, Madison, secretary-treasurer;
and Jerry Sullivan, Madison, senate representative.
The sophomores elected Dennis
Show, Canova, president; Audrey
Smith, Arlington, vice-president;
Bob Bagley, Madison, secretary-
treasurer; and Jack Conway, senate representative.
The freshman election will be
held Sept. 27, that date having
been set in order to give the
group time to get acquainted before voting.

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VOL. 36
The Eastern
Published by the Students of General Beadle State Teachers College
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, SEPTEMBER, 1955
NO. 1
Board of Regents Approves
Plans for Library Addition
Plans for a two - story library
building at General Beadle College
were approved at the meeting of
the State Board of Regents held
on General Beadle Campus, Sept.
9 and 10. The new building will
be constructed directly north of
Kennedy Hall and as a part of it.
The lower floor will house the
physics and chemistry department
while the addition to the library
will be on the second floor.
President Lowry stated that if
the bids are let at the next meeting of the Board of Regents, construction probably will begin this
fall.
All of the presidents of the state
schools were present with the exception of the presidents of Black
Hills Teachers College and the
School for the Blind.
Dr. A. E. Mead, Director of Special Services at the University of
South Dakota, Vermillion, was
elected executive director of t h e
Board of Regents. This is a new
office set up by the 1955 Legislature. He will take office in Pierre
on Oct. 1. Besides the routine business and the letting of bids for
some repair projects, a bid was
let for the chemistry building to
be constructed at the School of
Mines, which is a $650,000 project.
State Engineer Dean W. Louckes
has announced that bids for work
on the addition to Kennedy Hall,
formerly East Wing, at General
Beadle college are being advertised for.
Separate bids are being taken
for general construction work including equipment, heating and
plumbing work and electrical
work.
Contracts for construction will
be let Oct. 20.
The date when construction will
start will depend on the contractor and the weather. Dr. V. A. Lowry, president of General Beadle
college, said.
Freshmen Now
Nearly Through
Their Orientation
The freshmen began their busy
orientation program with registration on Sept. 6.
President V. A. Lowry welcomed
the new students at an assembly
on Sept. 7, and in the evening a
reception for all students was
given by the Faculty Club in the
East Hall parlors. After the students were introduced to the
faculty, a short program was given
and refreshments were served.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in a social hour. Mrs. Hildred Washburn, vice-president and
social chairman for the club during 1954-55, was in charge of arrangements.
On Sept. 9, a freshman assembly was held at which A. E. Swan,
Librarian, explained many of the
library facilities to the new students and Miss Bernice Nelson,
Financial Secretary, explained the
business office practices.
Extra-curricular activities, social
life and recreation were stressed
in an assembly on Sept. 13.
All freshmen were required to
take the High School Achievement
Tests on Sept. 16 and the A.C.E.
Psychological Tests on Sept. 20.
In an assembly on Sept. 23, R.
A. Williams, instructor in psychology, explained the importance of
effective study habit, time-budgeting, class notes, and written reports to freshmen.
An Arithmetic Test will be given
on Sept. 27 for all freshmen in
the one-year and two-year teacher
education courses and all transfer
students.
A "Personality Inventory" will
be made at a meeting on October
4.
"Planning for a Job" will be
discussed by R. M. Rich and "The
Social Graces" by Dean Thelma I.
DeForest at an assembly which
will be held on October 7.
1955 HOMECOMING SET FOR SEPT. 30-OCT. 1
Freshmen were special guests
at a watermelon bust and a social
hour on Sept. 6 on the campus
tennis courts.
The freshmen were introduced
to upperclassmen and presented
with "beanies" of blue and gold.
Pat McCool entertained the audience with vocal and guitar selections, and Mary Jane Houske, costumed in a 1920 garb, and J i m
Wilde danced the Charleston. The
program was concluded with dancing.
Bill McCoy, student body president, welcomed the group. Bob
King, vice-president of the student
body, acted as chairman of the
social program. Homecoming, to be celebrated
next Friday and Saturday, now
looms ahead, and final preparations are being made for it.
No parade will feature this
year's celebration, because of a
difficulty in getting flat-bed trucks
on which to build floats.
Another change will be the holding of a Student-Alumni dinner
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., instead of having this affair at 6
p.m.
The entertainment will begin
Friday night with a variety program which will be conducted by
the on-campus students. Immediately following this program will
be the coronation of the Queen.
A pep rally and bonfire is set for
9:30, and the evening's program
will end with a snake dance.
The Saturday activities will begin with a Student-Alumni Dinner
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. An Alumni business meeting will be held
in the East Hall parlors at 1:30 p.m.
One of the highlights of the festivities will be the football game
at 2:15 at Flynn Field, for which
the Trojans will play host to Bethel College, St. Paul, Minn.
Milt Askew's band will be featured for the homecoming dance,
which will begin at 8:30 p.m. and
end at 12 o'clock.
DEAN OF WOMEN AND COACH
ARE NEWCOMERS TO CAMPUS
COACH TREMBLE
Two new staff members now
hold positions at General Beadle
College.
Neal C. Tremble, 33, Joplin,
Mo., is coach and will assist in
physical education. Miss Thelma
I. DeForest, Ed. D. South Sioux
City, Nebraska, is dean of women
and dormitory director.
Tremble's appointment is an addition to the athletic department
staff. He has taken over the coaching duties and will assist in physical education. William Bulfer,
who has handled the entire program in recent years, will continue as director of physical education as well as a member of the
social science department.
In his own athletics career, Tremble participated in football, basketball, and track at Drake University and played professional
football in the Pacific Coast
League.
Mr. Tremble seems to feel that
General Beadle has a good group
of boys with a great deal of enthusiasm and, with that combination and plenty of hard work, we
should have something in football
this year. More boys with football
experience have turned out for
practice than in previous years.
With 30 out of 35 experienced players playing, a difference should
be noted. DR. DeFOREST
Miss DeForest succeeds Miss
Mary Belle George, who had held
the dean of women position for
two years and is currently touring the British Isles.
For the past ten years, Miss DeForest has served as director of
student residence at New York
Universtiy. She previously taught
in rural, elementary and high
schools in Nebraska and was business education instructor at Ft.
Hayes, Kansas, State College. She
received her B. S. Degree from
Wayne State Teachers college,
Wayne, Nebraska, and her M. A.
Degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She completed her
course work for Ed. D. at New
York University. She is a member
of Delti Pi Epsilon and Pi Lambda Theta sororities. She has been
(Page 4, please) 15 Per Cent Increase
In GBSTC Enrollment
The total enrollment at
GBSTC for the fall term of
1955-56 is 297. This figure
is expected to go considerably over that number
when late comers are all
registered.
The figure represents a
15 per cent increase over
the total for the fall term
of 1954-55.
Included in the enrollment are: 136 freshmen,
86 sophomores, 30 juniors,
14 seniors, and 31 special
students.
Audrey Smith Made
Senate Councilwoman
Highlights of the first regular
student meeting held on Sept. 14
included the appointment of Audrey Smith as councilwoman at
large.
Meetings will be scheduled at
6:15 on the second and fourth
Wednesdays.
Students were appointed to a
social committee, assembly committee, and also to committees in
charge of Homecoming arrangements.
The opening of the student
lounge was discussed. Standards
have been set up so that it will be
kept in a condition that will be
beneficial to all students.
Beta Phi Chi Elects
Officers for Year
Officers of Beta Phi Chi for
1955-6 are: Marvin Olson, Nunda,
president; Marcia Sandro, Big
Stone City, vice - president and
Carol Thompson, Colman, secretary-treasurer. The official meeting date has been set for the second Monday of every month.
There are seventeen Beta Phi
Chi members.
Committee For
Assemblies Chosen
The assembly programs of this
year will be patterned after those
of last year. It is hoped that more
departmental participation and the
participation of more students will
produce better programs.
Twice as many students as
faculty members will be on the
assembly committee this year,
to assure the student's wishes are
met instead of the faculty's.
Members of the committee are:
Robert Gee, Chairman; Miss Ruth
Habegar, S. K. Lotspeich, Duane
Pecks, Jerry Sullivan, Keith Barenklau, Marcia Sandro, Sally
Parker, and Audrey Smith.
To avoid confusion, all special
assemblies should be authorized
by the assembly committee and
scheduled in the business office.
Three Classes
Organize; Frosh
To Vote Later
Keith Barenklau, Colton, was
chosen president of the senior
class for 1955-56 at the election
held during the assembly hour on
Sept. 13.
Other senior officers chosen
were: Gus Barnes, Harrisburg,
vice-president; Carol Everson,
Bryant, secretary-treasurer; and
Dwayne Pecks, Madison, student
senate representative.
The juniors chose Leo Remacle,
Howard, president; Dale Kringen,
Colman, vice-president; Ruby French, Madison, secretary-treasurer;
and Jerry Sullivan, Madison, senate representative.
The sophomores elected Dennis
Show, Canova, president; Audrey
Smith, Arlington, vice-president;
Bob Bagley, Madison, secretary-
treasurer; and Jack Conway, senate representative.
The freshman election will be
held Sept. 27, that date having
been set in order to give the
group time to get acquainted before voting.